'Wedding Bell Blues'

WUNC | By Frank Stasio,

Published October 25, 2016 at 12:13 PM EDT

Wedding Bell Blues, a new mystery novel by Ruth Moose

An eccentric yet beloved, homeless bride-to-be, her freshly-murderedfiancéand an evasive white rabbit are some of the residents ofLittleboro, North Carolina, a town where mysteries abound. They are also theconjuringsofauthor Ruth Moose, that come to life in her new book “Wedding Bell Blues” (Minotaur Books/2016).A conversation with author Ruth Moose.

Host FrankStasiotalks with Moose about developing her cast of characters, and about picking up where her last book left off, a book she first wrote more than 25 years ago.

Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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Laura Pellicer

Laura Pellicer is a producer with The State of Things (hyperlink), a show that explores North Carolina through conversation. Laura was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, a city she considers arrestingly beautiful, if not a little dysfunctional. She worked as a researcher for CBC Montreal and also contributed to their programming as an investigative journalist, social media reporter, and special projects planner. Her work has been nominated for two Canadian RTDNA Awards. Laura loves looking into how cities work, pursuing stories about indigenous rights, and finding fresh voices to share with listeners. Laura is enamored with her new home in North Carolina—notably the lush forests, and the waves where she plans on moonlighting as a mediocre surfer.

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